ASME A112.19.3-2008/CSA B45.4-08 (R2013)

Preface

This is the first edition of ASME A112.19.3/CSA B45.4, Stainless steel plumbing fixtures.

This Standard replaces

(a) CAN/CSA-B45.4-02, Stainless Steel Plumbing Fixtures; and

(b) ASME A112.19.3-2000, Stainless Steel Plumbing Fixtures (Designed for Residential Use).

This Standard is considered suitable for use for conformity assessment within the stated scope of the Standard.

This Standard was prepared by the ASME/CSA Joint Harmonization Task Group on Plumbing Fixtures, under the jurisdiction of the ASME Standards Committee on Plumbing Materials and Equipment and the CSA Technical Committee on Plumbing Fixtures. The CSA Technical Committee operates under the jurisdiction of the CSA Strategic Steering Committee on Water Management Products, Materials, and Systems. This Standard has been formally approved by the ASME Standards Committee and the CSA Technical Committee. This Standard was approved as an American National Standard by the American National Standards Institute on July 31, 2008.

Scope

1.1

This Standard covers plumbing fixtures made of stainless steel alloys and specifies requirements for materials, construction, performance, testing, and markings.

Note: The term corrosion-resisting steel is also applied to stainless steel.

1.2

This Standard covers the following plumbing fixtures:

(a) bathtubs;

(b) bidets;

(c) drinking fountains and water coolers;

(d) lavatories;

(e) shower bases;

(f) urinals; and

(g) sinks:

(i) kitchen and bar sinks;

(ii) laboratory sinks;

(iii) laundry sinks;

(iv) service sinks; and

(v) utility sinks.

1.3

In this Standard, shall is used to express a requirement, i.e., a provision that the user is obliged to satisfy in order to comply with the standard; should is used to express a recommendation or that which is advised but not required; may is used to express an option or that which is permissible within the limits of the standard; and can is used to express possibility or capability.

Notes accompanying clauses do not include requirements or alternative requirements; the purpose of a note accompanying a clause is to separate from the text explanatory or informative material.

Notes to tables and figures are considered part of the table or figure and may be written as requirements.

Annexes are designated normative (mandatory) or informative (non-mandatory) to define their application.

1.4

SI units are the units of record in Canada. In this Standard, the yard/pound units are shown in parentheses. The values stated in each measurement system are equivalent in application; however, each system is to be used independently. Combining values from the two measurement systems can result in non-conformance with this Standard. All references to gallons are to U.S. gallons. For information on the unit conversion criteria used in this Standard, see Annex A.

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